Julia Stiles Also A Spider-Man 4 Contender
Tue, November 17, 2009 
I could make a “Ten Things I Hate About Spider-Man” opening line, but I won’t. That’s expected and frankly beneath you good readers - unless you’re one of those dumbshit ones.
Because we didn’t have enough casting rumors about Spider-Man 4 after the publicly denying Rachel McAdams to Romola Garai (who by publicly admitting that she had done a screen-test essentially said, “No, I didn’t get the role!”), comes yet another candidate for Black Cat. UGO Movie Blog has their own scoop towards the sequel none of us truly care about.
According to their contact(s), Julia Stiles recently met with a New York-based casting company about possibly coming aboard Spider-Man 4. She would presumably be in the running for Felicia Hardy. Hold on just a second, folks. I have to let this out: Ugh. There I feel better.
Assuming this actually moves beyond the “early talks/consideration” stage (which all it is right now and 9 times out of 10 results in a bag full of nothing), Stiles can’t really act. She stuck out like a sore thumb in the Bourne films. Although she did improve with the last film The Bourne Ultimatum. If the fanboys thought they had it bad with Kirsten Dunst’s Mary Jane Watson (who contrary to popular belief was perfectly fine in the first two films), I don’t know what they’d think of Stiles as Black Cat.
But again, this is still early on. There will most likely be yet another actress (established or unknown) whose name will be brought up for Spider-Man 4. Wake me up when Sony and Sam Raimi actually cast the damn part.
Reader Comments (2)
First of all...there was nothing "perfectly fine" about the whining, guilt tripping doucheslut of a performance by Kirsten Dunst in the first two movies. Second, Stiles is great. You can't blame her for the Bourne people creating a character for the movies that doesn't even remotely fit into the plot until the third one. I am disappointed that McAdams didn't get the role, and don't think Stiles will either (she's the same height as McGuire). The best choice for Felicia Hardy is actually Sarah Michelle Gellar (Mrs. Freddie Prinze Jr.). If she could get back into fighting shape that is...
Dude, Mary Jane didn't exactly know Peter was Spider-Man in the first two films. If someone you cared about was disappearing left and right when he/she was supposed to be there, you'd be pissed too. That ain't whining.
On the other hand, they totally made her a whiny bitch with the third film for the sake of creating conflict. "I know you were off saving people's lives and all, but you missed my big play!"